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TCL 14, 38 (P357528)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 14, 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357528 |
| Museum no. | AO 08706 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-szur3-i-mi2-ti2 | to Aššīr-imittīa |
| 2 | u3 im-di2-lim / qi2-bi4-ma | and Imdilim, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma bu-zu-a-ma | thus Buzua: |
| 4 | 2(u) gu2 _tug2 hi-a_ | 20 talents of mixed textiles |
| 5 | a-na ha-li-it-ka3 | for your destruction |
| 6 | di2-na-ma / lu-ub-lam | Let me bring my case. |
| 7 | u3 szu-ti-iz isz-ti2-szu | and šūtiz with him |
| 8 | t,ur4-da-nim / a-di2-ni | Ṭurdanim, his father, |
| 9 | za-ku-tam2 / u2-la2 asz2-me | “It is exorcist, I have heard it. |
| 10 | ra-bi4-su2-nu / u2-la2 | their great ones ... |
| 11 | i-tu3-ra-am | returned. |
| 12 | ra-bi4-s,u2-[um] i-na | the chief of troops in |
| 13 | tu3-a-[ri-szu] | to return it |
| 14 | a-ta-[bi-a-ma] | I asked, and |
| 15 | a-ta-la2-[kam] | Atalakam |
| 16 | i-na u4-mi3-im | On the day |
| 17 | sza t,up-pa2-am | of the tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-sza-me-a-ni | you will hear. |
| 2 | _tug2 hi_ / a-na ha-li-it-ka3 | a good garment for your destruction |
| 3 | sa3-ni-qa2-ma | shall be inspected, and |
| 4 | u3 szu-ti-iz / t,ur4-da-nim | and Šūtiz, the ṭurdanum priest |
| 5 | 3(disz) _tug2 hi_ / ne2-na-sza-i-um | 3 hi-garments for Nenašium |
| 6 | il5-qe2-ma / wa-ar-ka3-nu-um | he took and afterwards |
| 7 | u3-ta-e-er | has returned. |
| 8 | a-wi-lum2 _ninda_ | a man bread |
| 9 | la2 e-mi-is, | he did not cut off |
| 10 | szi2-ti2 / _tug2 hi-a_ | a šītu-gift of textiles |
| 11 | li-ib-szi2 | may he live. |
Sources & licences
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